McCarver To Sit In Yanks' Booth

By CBSNews.com staff CBSNews.com staff

February 16, 1999 / 5:21 PM EST / CBS Sportsline

Less than two weeks after being let go by the New York Mets, Tim McCarver officially found a new home in the broadcast booth of the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

McCarver was hired to work 42 of the 50 Yankees broadcasts on WNYW-TV, the local Fox affiliate in New York. He will be paired with ex-Yankee Bobby Murcer, who has been in the press box off and on since retiring in 1983.

The primary national color analyst on Fox Sports, McCarver was replaced by the Mets on Feb. 3 in favor of Tom Seaver, who will serve as both a broadcaster and instructor. The move turned into a public relations nightmare for the Mets, who were criticized for getting rid of the opinionated McCarver.

Yankee owner George Steinbrenner kept the gaffe in the spotlight by hiring McCarver.

"Tim McCarver is, without question, one of the game's best analysts," Steinbrenner said. "Sure he can be critical, but he's fair."

McCarver will continue as a lead analyst for Fox's Saturday Game of the Week broadcasts.

A major-leaguer for 21 seasons, McCarver started his broadcasting career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980 before joining the Mets in 1983.

McCarver, who broadcast the Yankees-San Diego World Series in 1998, worked as an analyst for ABC Sports from 1984 through the 1989 season. He had a four-year stint with CBS (1990-93) and rejoined ABC for two seasons beginning in 1994.

The 57-year-old McCarver was nominated for an Emmy Award after the 1997 season and has worked on Olympic coverage for ABC and CBS.